Tobe Hooper
Tobe Hooper (January 25, 1943 – August 26, 2017) was an American film director and screenwriter, best known for his work in the horror film genre. His works include the cult classic The Texas Chain Saw Massacre (1974), along with its first sequel, The Texas Chainsaw Massacre 2 (1986); the three-time Emmy-nominated Stephen King film adaptation Salem's Lot (1979); and the three-time Academy Award-nominated, Steven Spielberg-produced Poltergeist (1982).
36 directing credits · 29 acting credits
Directing · 36
The Equalizer
1985
Tales from the Crypt
1989
Masters of Horror
2005
Amazing Stories
1985
Freddy's Nightmares
1988
Taken
2002
Nowhere Man
1995
The Texas Chain Saw Massacre
1974
Dark Skies
1996
Salem's Lot
1979
Perversions of Science
1997
Poltergeist
1982
Lifeforce
1985
The Texas Chainsaw Massacre 2
1986
Crocodile
2000
Body Bags
1993
Eaten Alive
1976
Invaders from Mars
1986
Spontaneous Combustion
1990
The Mangler
1995
I'm Dangerous Tonight
1990
Toolbox Murders
2004
The Funhouse
1981
Dark Skies
1996
Djinn
2013
Shadow Realm
2002
Mortuary
2005
The Apartment Complex
1999
Dance of the Dead
2005
Night Terrors
1993
The Damned Thing
2006
Eggshells
1971
The Nightmare Begins Again
1993
Down Friday Street
1966
Peter Paul and Mary: The Song Is Love
1971
The Heisters
1965
Acting · 29
Coming to America
1988
Sleepwalkers
1992
The Texas Chainsaw Massacre 2
1986
A History of Horror
2010
E! True Hollywood Story
1996
Body Bags
1993
Spontaneous Combustion
1990
Electric Boogaloo: The Wild, Untold Story of Cannon Films
2014
The AGFA Mystery Mixtape Vault
2020
The American Nightmare
2000
Lost in the Garden of the World
1975
The Perfect Scary Movie
2005
Time Warp Vol. 2: Horror and Sci-Fi
2020
Slice and Dice: The Slasher Film Forever
2012
Texas Chain Saw Massacre: The Shocking Truth
2000
AGFA Mystery Mixtape #2: Later in L.A.
2020
Masters of Horror
2002
We Blew It
2017
Also Starring Austin
2018
Fangoria's Weekend of Horrors
1986
The Windsplitter
1971
The Making of Poltergeist
1982
Inside the Graveyard
2006
AGFA Mystery Mixtape #1
2020
Scream and Scream Again: A History of the Slasher Film
2000
Making I'm Dangerous Tonight
2022
The Martians Are Coming!: The Making of 'Invaders from Mars'
2015
The Making Of Lifeforce
1985
Cannon Fodder: The Making of Lifeforce
2013